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To Clarify | Mark’s Remarks

When I wrote my column about ADHD a couple of weeks ago, I wrote it in frustration. This happens to me from time to time. I get passionate about a…

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Knights | Mark’s Remarks

I don’t want to offend any women reading this column. I’ve always thought there are plenty of things women can do just as well as a man. I can say…

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Escape artist or pushover? | Mark’s Remarks

Okay, I’ll admit it: I’m a pushover sometimes when it comes to my kids. This is especially evident when they are babies. Now that the oldest three are beyond the…

What moms really want | Planet Ryan

Men, let’s be honest. If I could take a poll Saturday evening as I stand outside of a Hallmark or Walmart store, I bet 87 percent of you reading this…

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Up and Down | Mark’s Remarks

My kids pitched in some of their birthday and Christmas money and, after money from grandparents and a little extra from their mother and me, they bought themselves a trampoline…

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Step Up! | Mark’s Remarks

I am frankly fed up with the amount of parents or authority figures in this world who don’t do their jobs. If I hear that a child has ADHD or…

Is sitting really the new smoking? | Planet Ryan

Several months ago, a trusted physical fitness mentor in my life mentioned to me new research coming out that stated something along the lines of excessive sitting will at some…

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Frettin’ and Fussin’ | Mark’s Remarks

I wrote a column a while back about how much energy we put into things that don’t matter. Most of the column was devoted to being angry, holding grudges, and…

Hands Free | Planet Ryan

As you may or may not know, earlier this year in Illinois, it became state law that one must use a hands-free way of talking on their cell phone while…

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What would Jesus look like? | Mark’s Remarks

The first time I actually remember “seeing” Jesus was in a country church when I was very little. My family went there most Sundays. The church didn’t even have indoor…